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Poecilasma

Thecostraca - Scalpellomorpha - Poecilasmatidae

Taxonomy
Poecilasma was named by Darwin (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant. Its type is Poecilasma kaempferi. It is the type genus of Poecilasmatidae.

It was assigned to Cirripedia by Sepkoski (2002); and to Poecilasmatidae by Harzhauser and Schloegl (2012), Gale (2015) and Chan et al. (2021).

Species
P. kaempferi (type species), P. miocaenica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Poecilasma Darwin
2002Poecilasma Sepkoski
2012Poecilasma Harzhauser and Schloegl p. 926
2015Poecilasma Gale p. 238
2021Poecilasma Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassThoracica(Darwin 1854)
superorderThoracicalcarea()
orderScalpellomorpha(Newman 1987)
superfamilyLepadoideaDarwin 1852
familyPoecilasmatidaeAnnandale 1909
genusPoecilasmaDarwin 1851

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Poecilasma Darwin 1851
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Poecilasma miocaenica Reuss 1864
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-03-04 07:51:33
Modified: 2011-06-14 02:28:17
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Campanian to the top of the Langhian or 83.50000 to 13.82000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 70.6 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Sweden (Skane) P. sp. (210592)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Austria P. miocaenica (160737)